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Wednesday's Daily Pulse

What you need to know about Florida today

| 4/4/2018

› Medical marijuana provider sues Department of Health over caps on dispensaries
Florida medical marijuana provider Trulieve is challenging a state law that caps how many dispensaries it can open and where, saying it unfairly restricts its constitutional right to open storefronts "without arbitrary and unreasonable limits."

› Blueberry season ripening in Central Florida
Blueberries are going to be rolling into buckets soon! The crop is just starting its season. Central Florida hosts a number of blueberry farms where folks can pick their own fruit. Tie on your closed-toe shoes, grab a water bottle and slather on the sunscreen before heading out.

› Florida makes it easier to track convicted sex offenders
Florida is upgrading the website that allows people to find out the location of sexual offenders and sexual predators. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement on Monday released links to a revamped website that is easier for people to use.

› Cuban migrants arrive in Lower Matecumbe — the first reported Florida Keys landing of 2018
Twelve Cubans on a makeshift vessel arrived on an ocean-side beach on Lower Matecumbe Key early Tuesday morning, marking the first reported Cuban migrant landing in the Keys this calendar year.

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